This source of information, practically unthought-of before the war, has been developed to such an extent that, at the close of hostilities, it constituted one of the main branches of intelligence.” — Captain Charles H. Matz, Radio Intelligence Officer, First Army, American Expeditionary Forces, November 1918. The United States entered World War I with minimal experience […]
House lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the famed Merrill’s Marauders of World War II. The Senate passed a version of the bill late last year, and supporters say they expect President Donald Trump will sign the legislation. The Marauders were named for Brig. Gen. Frank […]
Seventy-five years ago, 70,000 Marines battled for control of the island of Iwo Jima. During the 36 days of battle, 27,000 American service members were killed or injured. For their actions in that bloody melee, 27 sailors and Marines were awarded America’s highest military award: the Medal of Honor. Now, one Virginia Beach family is trying to make […]
It brought Mayan captives to do brutal work in sugarcane fields in Cuba. A sunken ship discovered near Sisal, Mexico, holds the secrets of a 19th-century tragedy. Three years after the ship’s discovery, archaeologists have confirmed its identity as an illegal slave vessel. The steamer was carrying Mayan captives to work as slaves in the […]
This young boy died at the turn of the first millennium. Just after the turn of the first millennium A.D., a young child living in Egypt contracted a deadly illness — most likely pneumonia — and died. His tiny body was prepared for mummification and burial; some of his organs were removed, his remains were wrapped in criss-crossed linen […]
Divers from Finland have made an unexpected discovery while exploring the depths of the Baltic Sea, finding an incredibly well-preserved shipwreck dating back almost 400 years. Volunteer divers from the nonprofit Badewanne team more often come across wrecked 20th-century relics sunk during the sea battles of World War I and WWII, so uncovering what appears […]
The wreck of a German warship torpedoed and sunk by a British submarine in 1940 has been discovered in deep water off the North Sea coast of southern Norway. Norway’s electric grid operator Statnett located the shipwreck near its underwater power cables on sonar scans of the seafloor in 2017, according to a Statnett statement. In […]
Study casts doubt on ‘sky disk’ thought to be oldest representation of the heavens One of Germany’s most famous ancient artifacts may not be what it seems, if a new study is to be believed. Fierce debate over the Nebra Sky Disk has been reignited by a new study that suggests it is at least […]
Teenage volunteers on archaeological dig unearth 425 coins dating back to 9th century Israeli teenagers volunteering at an archaeological dig have unearthed hundreds of gold coins that were stashed away in a clay vessel for more than a millennium. The 425 24-carat pure gold coins date back to the 9th-century Abbasid caliphate period and would […]
DAYTON, Ohio – The few surviving Doolittle Raiders are making their final toast to comrades who died in or since their World War II bombing attack on Japan. The toast grew from reunions led by James “Jimmy” Doolittle, who commanded the daring mission credited with boosting American morale and throwing the Japanese off balance after […]
